Well I must have done something right. Cryptozoic sent me the Locke & Key card game today. And I opened it. And filmed myself doing it too. Welcome to the new Locke & Key unboxing event…
Why The Hell Isn’t There A My Little Pony Comic Book?
Aaron and Mike of A Comic Show want to help fix what’s wrong with the comics industry, they swear they’ll start a regular bombastic op/ed column here on Bleeding Cool. But first, they feel they must follow their hearts (hooves), and use their connections to get a My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic comic made!…
Jim Lee’s Hidden Tribute To Carla
Awwwww… Jim Lee finished the most recent issue of Justice League #5 just before his new child was born, and while his wife Carla was rather heavily pregnant. He’s written that the new arrival held out until he’d finished his deadline, which was appreciated by all, I’m sure. But what tribute could Jim Lee make…
The First Page Of The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Revealed At Angoulême
We know from the publicity that DC Vertigo are publishing graphic novel adaptaions of the Millenium Trilogy, with Denise Mina and Leonardo Manco adapting the first book The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo into two parts. And in April they’ll be publishing a free teaser of the first graphic novel. But Bleeding Cool (alone it…
Monthly Archives: November 2011
Kieron Gillen, Jim Shooter, and Comic Accessibility
In two completely unrelated blog posts today, Kieron Gillen and Jim Shooter looked at the issue of accessibility in comics today. First up, Gillen, from his blog earlier today, in discussing accessibility as it related to Uncanny X-Men, Volume II, #1: … {T}he concept of accessibility is in mainstream American comics {is different} than any…
Secret Valiant Insider Blog, Exposed – X-O Manowar, Bloodshot And Rai (UPDATE)
Next year, we know that there is meant to be a Valiant Comics relaunch. But it looks like someone in the company just can’t wait. And has been leaking shots from inside the building to an anonymous tumblr blog. An intern? The cleaner? A senior producer? We don’t know. But there certainly hasn’t been the…
Studios Start Sharing “For Your Consideration” Screenplays, So Tuck In
Several screenplays that their distributors believe to have a shout at awards season glory have been posted online, and can be downloaded and read, legally and free. I’m surprised to see Lionsgate pushing the script for Warrior, and I’m not sure Machine Gun Preacher is really a frontrunner, but The Descendants, Win Win and Martha…
Walking Dead Cast Member Asked To Leave Show With Darabont, Then Changed Their Mind
This is one of those stories that comes from “moles” and “insider sources”, and therefore should be taken with a pinch of salt if not the whole shaker. Some of you may remember that series creator and lead writer Frank Darabont was fired from The Walking Dead midway through season 2. A lot of people…
Marc Andreyko, on Manhunter and Being Out
It was the little comic that could, DC’s equivalent of Spider-Girl, coming back multiple times when cancellation came calling. Manhunter had the critical acclaim and the brilliant characterization that everyone says that they want, but ultimately it would not be enough. In a market where there are constant cries for diversity, Manhunter featured a female…
The Butt Shot That Was Heard Around The World – Teen Titans #3
This stuck out in the new issue of Teen Titans, rather. Bunker, the new gay Teen Titans character, in his second out-of-costume appearance in the issue. We’ve already seen the first appearance in promotional pieces. And there has been comment on the character’s apparent flamboyance and prissiness, leading artist Brett Booth to comment “It is…
SPOILERS – The Kiss That Was Heard Around The World – Wolverine And The X-Men #2
The second issue of Wolverine & The X-Men, published today, sees Bobby Drake, Iceman, step up. Called on by Wolverine to live up to his potential, he’s on a promise to do something amazing. And, in an assault on the school by The Hellfire Creche, he does just that. Those actions are probably a different…
Fourteen-And-A-Half Thoughts About Fourteen-And-A-Half DC Comic Books Today – Voodoo, Shade, Black Hawks, Green Lantern: New Guardians, All Star Western, I Vampire, The Flash, Firestorm, Hawkman, Aquaman, Teen Titans, The Dark Knight, Superman And The Ray
Morning folks! The DC Relaunch keeps on relaunching. This is technically the last week of November’s relaunch titles, next week looks rather barren – more on that later. So let’s have a look at the last of the issue 3s, an issue 2 and a preview to boot. Voodoo #3 gives us the obvious crossover…
SPOILERS – Swipe File: Fantastic Four #600
The six hundredth issue of Fantastic Four is out today – if you count the previous issues of the FF comic in the total. Which they do. It is also the fiftieth anniversary of Fantastic Four #1 – and the beginning of the Marvel Universe. Back in August. And for some reason, the comic in…
Could This Be The Hottest Marvel Book Of The Year? Superior Kapow Special #1
Today sees the Superior Kapow World Record Special #1, published by Marvel, arrive on comic book shelves. If you’re lucky. Created at the Kapow Comic Convention earlier in the year, its aim was to tell a Superior story with as many people as possible, raise money for charity and break a couple of world records…
Bad News And Good News For Children’s TV At The BBC
The BBC have axed their sketch show for kids, Sorry I’ve Got No Head. It was one of those rare programs for kids that simply didn’t condescend them. A lot of adults have claimed that they found it as funny as most sketch shows on prime time and… well, fair enough. I can’t say it…
Win! Bryan Hitch’s Ultimate Comics Studio Signed By… Bryan Hitch
Bleeding Cool has five copies of Bryan Hitch’s Ultimate Comics Studio, signed by the man himself, to give away. And how do you do so? Easy. Go on Twitter and tweet something positive about Bryan Hitch, include a link to this post and @TheBryanHitch. We’ll pick our five favourites. Go on, make his day, and…
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New Sherlock Viral? Or Something Geekier?
Below you’ll see a photo of a poster, hanging on a bus shelter. It was taken by Little Bleeder Ian, who wondered: I don’t know if this is genuine viral marketing or just a bunch of students. You can see a #believeinsherlock hashtag on the bottom right hand corner. I went to Twitter and searched…
Frank Miller Redraws The Dark Knight
The above is a commission by Frank Miller, recreating the splash page from The Dark Knight, below, for one Felix Lu. Such a detailed commission from Miller, it would be quite a rarity these days and rather expensive. Albeit not quite as expensive as buying the original art, recently selling for almost half a million…
The Amazing Spider-Man Is Tidied Up A Little By An Official Blurb
Here’s an orderly and dependable plot blurb for The Amazing Spider-Man, as issued by Sony and piling up across the net (and in my inbox) like wildfire right now. There may not be any bombshells in here, but the strands come together pretty clearly. You know – like a web. The Amazing Spider-Man is the…
Joe Madureira Wants To Draw A Zelda Comic Series
The last time I remember reading a Legend Of Zelda comic was back in the nineties, from Valiant Comics before they decided to move into superheroes. There’s were also a few manga books tied into specific game releases but no US licenced comics for quite some time. This could change if Joe Madueira gets his…
The Robins – A New Comic From Jeff Lemire?
He’s done gangbusters for DC Comics, taking C-list character Animal Man, whose return to the DC Universe from DC Vertigo had been lacklustre at best, and turned him into a surprise critical and commercial hit as part of the DC New 52. So it’s only natural that DC might tap him for any other bright…
Warner Bros. Nix ElfQuest Movie, Pin Blame On The Hobbit
I would assume that the success of The Lord of the Rings and the huge interest in The Hobbit, not to mention the extraordinary, eight-film success of the Harry Potter series, would encourage Warner Bros. to look seriously into all of their similar options, but the studio has not to move ahead with a long-developing…
